Michigan Adolescent Reproductive Health Facts

Michigan ranked 33 out of 51 (50 states plus the District of Columbia)a on final 2016 teen birth rates among females ages 15-19 (with 1 representing the highest rate, and 51 representing the lowest rate).RH1

◇ In 1988, the teen pregnancy rate was 111 pregnancies per 1,000 females ages 15-19 in Michigan, and 112 in the U.S. The U.S. teen pregnancy rate peaked in 1990 at 117.6 pregnancies per 1,000 females ages 15-19, but state data are not available for that year.RH5

Percent of high school students who report they have ever had sexual intercourse

Michigan

United States

Total

38%

40%

Male

37%

41%

Female

40%

38%

Percent of high school students who report they had sexual intercourse for the first time before 13 years of age

Michigan

United States

Total

3%

3%

Male

5%

5%

Female

2%

2%

Percent of high school students who report they have had sexual intercourse with 4 or more persons

Michigan

United States

Total

9%

10%

Male

10%

12%

Female

8%

8%

Percent of high school students who report they drank alcohol or used drugs before last sexual intercourse (among students who were currently sexually active)

Michigan

United States

Total

20%

19%

Male

21%

22%

Female

19%

16%

Birth control use among sexually active high school students (grades 9-12), 2017RH6

Percent of high school students who report they or their partner used a condom during last sexual intercourse

Michigan

United States

Total

49%

54%

Male

52%

61%

Female

47%

47%

Percent of high school students who report they or their partner used birth control pills before last sexual intercourse

Michigan

United States

Total

24%

21%

Male

19%

19%

Female

28%

22%

Percent of high school students who report they or their partner used an IUD (e.g., Mirena or Paragard) or implant (e.g., Implanon or Nexplanon) before last sexual intercourse (to prevent pregnancy)

Michigan

United States

Total

5%

4%

Male

3%

3%

Female

6%

5%

Percent of high school students who report they or their partner used a shot (e.g., Depo-Provera), patch (e.g., OrthoEvra), or birth control ring (e.g., NuvaRing) before last sexual intercourse (to prevent pregnancy)

Michigan

United States

Total

7%

5%

Male

5%

2%

Female

8%

7%

Percent of high school students who report they or their partner used birth control pills; an IUD or implant; or a shot, patch, or birth control ring before last sexual intercourse (to prevent pregnancy)

Michigan

United States

Total

36%

29%

Male

27%

24%

Female

43%

35%

Percent of high school students who report they or their partner used both a condom during last sexual intercourse and birth control pills; an IUD or implant; or a shot, patch, or birth control ring before last sexual intercourse (to prevent pregnancy)

Michigan

United States

Total

12%

9%

Male

6%

9%

Female

16%

9%

Percent of high school students who report they or their partner did not use any method to prevent pregnancy during last sexual intercourse

Michigan

United States

Total

15%

14%

Male

16%

10%

Female

13%

17%

Relationship violence among high school students who report dating in the past 12 months (grades 9-12), 2017RH6

Percent of high school students who report they experienced physical dating violence including being hit, slammed into something, or injured with an object or weapon on purpose by someone they dated or went out with

Michigan

United States

Total

9%

8%

Male

7%

7%

Female

10%

9%

Percent of high school students who report they experienced sexual dating violence, e.g. being forced to do sexual things (such as kissing, touching, or being physically forced to have sexual intercourse) they did not want to do by someone they dated or went out with

Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. Race categories are consistent with the 1977 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standards.

Beginning with the 2016 birth data, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) reports race consistent with the 1997 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standards, where “single race” is defined as one race reported on the birth certificate. In order to show 2015 estimates for comparison, this webpage shows estimates by race/ethnicity using the “bridged race” categories that are consistent with the previous 1977 OMB standards, provided through NCHS and the CDC WONDER interactive vital statistics tool.

National birth data by race/ethnicity using bridged race categories provided by: Reproductive Statistics Branch of the Division of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD. Received February 14, 2018.